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Lair of the Beasts: Britains Big Cats
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(December 14, 2012)
For decades, people all across the United Kingdom - from the cold northern realms of Scotland to the southern-most borders of England – have reported sightings of large cats, very often the size of mountain-lions and equally often completely black in col
Lair of the Beasts: Creatures of the Psychic Kind
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(December 08, 2012)
For decades, the US Defense intelligence Agency has delved deep into the mysterious worlds of psychic phenomena, extra-sensory perception, and the paranormal powers of the human brain. But, the DIA has also focused on the mind-skills of other living creatu
Lair of the Beasts: In Search of a British Monster
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(December 01, 2012)
The huge forests of the United States are home to Sasquatch. The Abominable Snowman roams the Himalayas. Australia has a similar beast, the Yowie. In China there lurks a giant, bipedal creature called the Yeren. From the Caucasus Mountains in Eurasia stori
ElfQuest Returns
by Robert T. Trate, News Editor
(November 12, 2012)
Does anyone else remember ElfQuest? The comic book series is about to return. Here is the official press release its future...
Lair of the Beasts: Creatures and a Conference
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(November 10, 2012)
It’s true to say that I have pursued reports of Bigfoot, and other mysterious, hairy, man-like beasts just about here, there and everywhere. But, only once have I chased the creature while I was actually speaking at a conference! Yep, evidently, when you
Top 5 Conan Stories for King Conan
by Tim Janson, Columnist and Critic
(November 02, 2012)
When it was announced recently that Arnold Schwarzeneggar would be returning to play Conan the Barbarian, the role that made him a star thirty years ago, it was met with a fair amount of derision and outrage from film fans. “He’s too old to play Cona
Cusack for Cell
by Robert T. Trate, News Editor
(November 01, 2012)
Stephen King has made an official announcement that he and Adam Alleca (writer of Last House on the Left) have adapted “Cell” for the big screen. “Cell” was king’s original novel about the world thrown into chaos after a catastrophe involving cel
Tuesday Terrors: We Review Chernobyl Diaries and Greystone Park
by Tim Janson, Columnist and Critic
(October 30, 2012)
Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Terrors, the final column before Halloween. And I’ve got plenty of horror treats for you this week including reviews of three new films on DVD, and Lisa Morton’s outstanding Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween. We
Art of Todd McFarlane Book
by Robert T. Trate , News Editor
(October 23, 2012)
It’s hard to deny the impact Todd McFarlane had on comics (and action figures). Have you ever wondered just how this comic artist created his own empire? A new book, by McFarlane, is coming this holiday season. Here is the official word from Todd McFarla
Lair of the Beasts: Blood Sucking Monsters
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(October 13, 2012)
Mention the word “vampire” to most people and, depending on their age and the era in which they grew up, it will inevitably provoke a wide variety of imagery. For some, it will be 1940s-1960s memories of black-cloaked characters roaming around creepy,
Lair of the Beasts: A Monster among the Graves
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(October 05, 2012)
A cemetery in Guadalajara, Mexico that is noted for its highly decorative architecture, pillared buildings, elegant tombs and spacious, tree-enveloped grounds, Panteon de Belen was built in 1848 and closed its doors four years before the dawning of the twe
Lair of the Beasts: A Werewolf of the Woods
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(September 29, 2012)
It all began in April 2007, when a well-respected group of paranormal investigators – the West Midlands Ghost Club – traveled out to the Cannock Chase woods of Staffordshire, England to investigate newly-surfaced reports of what witnesses described as
Lair of the Beasts The Svokan: Myth vs Reality
by Nick Redfern, Monster Hunter and Columnist
(September 22, 2012)
Who would ever have thought that an entire range of mountains could be considered definitively monstrous? Probably not many, that’s for sure. But, it can definitely be said about the spectacular Caucasus Mountains situated in Eurasia, between the Caspian
Shining Sequel Release Date
by Robert T. Trate, News Editor
(September 19, 2012)
Entertainment Weekly has released the news that horror author Stephen King as date for his Shinning Sequel. The author posted on his website yesterday that the sequel will be released September 24th, 2013. The book will be titled “Doctor Sleep”.
Tolkien Week
by Robert T. Trate, News Editor
(September 16, 2012)
This week has been dubbed Tolkien Week by Weta. It will feature some surprises and a new trailer for The Hobbit. Why? It is in celebration of the 75 Anniversary of the release of The Hobbit novel as well as combined birthday’s of Bilbo and Frodo’s on t
Lair of the Beasts: A Genuine Dragon?
by Nick Redfern, Monster Hunter and Columnist
(September 15, 2012)
Just like its famous cousin off the coast of Florida – the infamous Bermuda Triangle – the Devil’s Sea, which is situated near Miyake Island, and approximately one hundred kilometers south of Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, can also claim to be resp
Lair of the Beasts: Ghostly Animals
by Nick Redfern, Monster Hunter and Columnist
(September 08, 2012)
Back in the mid-1800s, the U.S. Army embarked upon a little-known, but fascinating, project to try and counter the severe problem of so many of its pack-horses dying in the overwhelming heat of the southwest, and particularly so in a certain part of the Ca
Lair of the Beasts: Real-Life Baskerville Beasts
by Nick Redfern, Columnist and Monster Hunter
(September 01, 2012)
Imagine the scene: it’s late one cold, dark, winter’s eve in a little old hamlet in central England. You’re walking home, along a winding, tree-shrouded old road with only the light of an eerie full moon to illuminate your path. But, as you continue
Tuesday Terrors: New teaser trailers for American Horror Story Season Two
by Tim Janson, Columnist and Critic
(August 28, 2012)
Joe Dante Returns to Horror. Joe Dante of Gremlins and The Howling fame returns to the horror genre this September with The Hole. Susan and her sons Dane and Lucas Thompson move from Brooklyn to Bensonville, in the countryside. Dane is upset with the con
Shock-O-Rama: A Legendary Pedigree
by Chuck Francisco, Columnist and Critic
(August 25, 2012)
We live in a world of lists. "Top ten" or "best of" whatever, as humans we instinctually expend effort in quantifying the chaotic world around us. We've been doing it for our whole existence, in various forms. So the natural evolution of this should not ca
The Dark Tower Falls
by Robert T. Trate, News Editor
(August 21, 2012)
Six months ago, EW wrote a very different headline: “‘The Dark Tower’ lives.“
Lair of the Beasts: The Last Mammoth?
by Nick Redfern , Columnist and Monster Hunter
(August 18, 2012)
The Mammoth was a majestic and legendary creature that roamed the lonely wilds of North America, the vast expanses of Western Europe, and the harsh, frozen lands of northern Russia during the Pleistocene era, and which is generally accepted as having final
Lair of the Beasts: A Vietnamese Monster
by Nick Redfern , Columnist and Monster Hunter
(August 11, 2012)
In July 2009, the construction began of a truly massive bridge over the Han River, home to the South Vietnam city of Da Nang. With a planned overall length of more than 2,200 feet and a width of 123 feet, it will, when finally completed in late 2012 or ear
Batmobile A Complete History and The Dark Night Manual Book Review
by Tim Janson, Columnist and Critic
(August 07, 2012)
With the release of The Dark Night Rises there have been the usual swarm of media tie-in items and today we’re going to look at two new and beautiful hardcover books from Insight Editions that any Batmaniac with want to add to their library.
Lair of the Beasts: The Creature in the Castle
by Nick Redfern , Columnist and Monster Hunter
(August 04, 2012)
Situated just west of Forfar, Scotland, Glamis Castle is referred to by Shakespeare in Macbeth; Macbeth of its title having killed King Duncan there in 1040. And it is also at the castle where assassins murdered King Malcolm II in 1034. In addition, Glamis